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Question:

My garage used to be a carport and it has a slanting floor which causes the water to be trapped in a corner. I'd like to level the floor. The outside wall is concrete and about 24". There's about a 3 to 4" difference from one side to the other. Would it be much of a problem to level it and could you tell me how to do it. An alternative would be to cut a small drain a couple of feet along the length of the floor so it would drain out the door.

Answer:

Actually, you don't have to go to all that trouble. No matter how slight, there will be a bit of a slope toward the front or back even along the low edge of the floor. Why not just core a couple of 1" holes in the lowest spot. Its not hard to tell where the water is deepest when its in there or where it takes longest to dry.

Answered By: Ren Molnar

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